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Coined in 1905, para+normal implies events or perceptions that cannot be explained scientifically. It includes the super-natural phenomena that seems to exceed the parameters of natural laws. The field of para-psychology developed in the late 19th century to address a specific perception alongside the field of psychology. Considered quack-science, it created a field of study of psi models including but not limited to telepathy, telekenisis, pre-cognition, apparitions, reincarnation, past-life experiences, near-death experiences, and the belief in inter-dimensional organisms.

Why do people believe in this stuff? And what precisely puts the "Para" in Paranormal?